Automobile Collision Data: An Assessment of Needs and Methods of Acquisition

NTIS order #PB-244867

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Full Report ~3078K
Front Matter ~239K
Table of Contents ~85K

Sections
1: Introduction and Summary ~109K
2: The Need For More and Better Crash Data ~171K
3: Characteristics of an Adequate Data Collection Program ~163K
4: Alternatives For an Adequate Data Acquisition Program ~140K
5: Federal Responsibility and Expenditures for Collision Data Gathering ~108K
6: Legal Aspects of Crash Recorders ~90K
References ~98K

Appendices
A: MORE SOPHISTICATED DATA COLLECTIONS FOR AN IMPROVED ACCIDENT DATA SYSTEM ~106K
B: LETTER FROM JOHN VERSACE FORD MOTOR COMPANY ~233K
C: STATEMENT AT THE AUTOMOBILE COLLISION DATA WORKSHOP ~98K
D: SUMMARY OF REMARKS AT THE AUTOMOBILE COLLISION DATA WORKSHOP ~730K
E: LETTER FROM RICHARD WILSON GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION ~146K
F: STATISTICAL RATIONALE FOR THE NUMBER OF AUTOMOBILE CRASH RECORDERS PROPOSED FOR PROCUREMENT AND INSTALLATION BY NHTSA ~369K
G: CRASH RECORDERS AND ALTERNATE METHODS OF DEFINING CRASH SEVERITY ~185K
H: ADEQUACY AND LIMITATIONS OF CURRENT DATA SYSTEMS ~199K
I: A DISCUSSION OF DATA GATHERING SYSTEMS ~577K
J: MASS ACCIDENT DATA ACQUISITION AND WHY IT'S NEEDED ~126K
K: POSITION STATEMENT ON AN EX¼AMDED. LOW-COST NATIONAL ACCIDENT DATA COLLECTION PROGRAM ~108K
L: RESOLUTION OF THE NATIONAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ADVISORY COUNCIL ~90K
M: THE NEED FOR STANDARD1ZATION ~374K
N: REGULATORY RULEMAKING BASED ON LESS THAN TOTAL INFORMATION ~97K
O: AUTOMOBILE COLLISION DATA WORKSHOP: AGENDA SCHEDULED PRESENTATIONS SALIENT RESIDUAL ISSUES ~111K
P: LETTER FRQM JOHN GARRETT CALSPAN CORPORATION AND ATTACHMENT ~449K